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Originally Posted by honeybee Some questions:
1. Why are the vents for ventilating the battery pack inside the passenger cabin? With today's battery technology it should be rare if any battery fumes would enter the passenger compartment, but placing them on the outer side of the door sill would have provided better ventilation. Like in the Nano. |
I don't know. It is an air intake to cool the hybrid battery pack.
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2. ORVM controls on the dash, to the right of the steering: I think the natural position for these controls is on the driver door, towards the front of the armrest. Do you think Toyota/Lexus should swap these with the memory seat buttons?
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The ORVM controls are not ergonomically well placed. Agree with your view.
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3. Sun/moon roof: one potential use could be to peep ahead in a traffic jam to get a better idea what's going on. But that's probably not what a Lexus passenger would want to do.
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You will never catch a square like me doing that. But my better half is one bohemian free electron and has actually done things like this in earlier cars
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Originally Posted by AYP I have a query though. How do you control the AC temperature at the rear? Can it be done only through the rear armrest? Or can it be controlled by the driver as well? |
Rear AC temperature can be varied only through the rear controls on the hand rest.
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Originally Posted by M00M Do keep updating it from time to time. |
Yes I will be updating at each 10k kms event.
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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR Prices have increased post GST, as was the case with all hybrids. The ex-showroom price increase was around 4.2 lakhs. |
Thank you. Sorry my error.
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Originally Posted by Nair.V8 Heartiest congratulations V.Narayan, You have a truly unique taste in cars. |
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference...
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Originally Posted by Nohonking Lovely car, lovely brand, lovely place and an equally lovely write-up V.Narayan! Rating it a full 5 star! |
I used your comprehensive article on the Jazz to make sure I was not forgetting to cover something.
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With such brilliantly done reviews, it also gives us a chance to get into the nitty-gritties of such exclusive beauties which otherwise will always stay out of reach for someone as me.
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With time every thing changes. You are a young man today. Your buying power could be very different in 20 years. Go for it.
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PS: The most interesting thing, handbrake is down in feet(extreme left). Is it still referred as handbrake? or may be just "parking brake". |
I was confused what to call it so defaulted to the old world phrase. Parking Brake sounds more appropriate.
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Originally Posted by R2D2 A review that I've been waiting for and it's been a pleasure reading it. Your unique insights and reasons to buy this car over the German Big 3 made for very interesting reading!This thread will be watched closely by me. |
Thank you R2D2 your compliments mean a lot. Why spend 7 million rupees and deal with indifference on a good day.
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Originally Posted by Rajeevraj Ah, had been eagerly waiting for the detailed review. Thank you for sharing Sir. Lovely report. |
Thank you Rajeevraj. The feeling is mutual. I eagerly look forward to reading your posts.
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Originally Posted by DeKay Easily one of the best initial reviews I've seen on T-bhp. Thanks for taking the effort, V.Narayan
I have a question though; While I haven't checked out an ES300h in person yet, I'm surprised you feel the S90's interior (the wood and leather) is slightly inferior to that of the Lexus. Could you please elaborate on why exactly you feel so? For me personally, the S90 has surpassed every other car I've ever been inside in terms of interior quality and design. Being a sucker for glorious interiors, I'd love to hear more. |
Good question and a valid one. First the S.90 has good interiors. The seat leather is like my Volvo XC60 and the woodwork is better. The comparison with the Lexus is only relative. Due to my profession I understand a bit about VIP interiors and could see the details in the ES300h in leather quality, stitching, polish etc that led me to conclude it was superior. If the S.90 had been available in a hybrid or plug-in version it may have trumped over the Lexus.
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Originally Posted by quickdraw Congratulations on your new Lexus! Although most petrol heads will baulk at the pricing of the car the way you presented your purchase decision made so much sense. The car needs to fit your requirements and not the other way round. |
Well said. Old jungle saying..."Never fall prey to buying a car to impress your circle or because you believe it will get you into a circle."
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Also, I have to say what you mentioned about Audi blasting SMS and apathy of Merc dealers is spot on. In-fact I believe this is the most important part of owning a luxury product is the service you get. I recently wrote an email to the Volvo India CEO about them missing 2 sales in last few months (we bought a 5er and Cooper S in lieu of S90/S60 Polestar) because the company or dealer could never get us the test drive cars in time! I did not get any reply for the same and just disheartening that brands we believe in so much don't believe in us.
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This is very sad that Tom Bonsdroff of all the people did not reply. A loss of 2 sales and one less appreciative customer is not something to sneeze at. Audi sends every one SMS's including my driver!
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P.S. Is that Jaypee Greens?
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The photos were taken inside my apartment complex.
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Originally Posted by Hayek ... and it takes someone very determined to buy Lexus to pay that much more for the car. |
Hayek, you bet!! I thought endlessly about the price.